News release: “Cigarette smoking, forest fires and woodburning can release a chemical that may be at least partly responsible for human health problems related to smoke exposure, according to a new study by NOAA researchers and their colleagues. Using a custom mass spectrometer designed by the researchers, the NOAA-led team was able get the first… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Consumer Protection, Legal Services, and Financial Stability: An Exchange
Consumer Protection, Legal Services, and Financial Stability: An Exchange, Melissa B. Jacoby – University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill – School of Law; Anna Gelpern, American University Washington College of Law. Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 38, 2011, UNC Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1829686 “This exchange between us recasts the challenge of… Continue Reading
Google Economic Impact Report 2010
“Local businesses are growing. Were helping. Google’s not just a search engine. We’ve also helped hundreds of businesses in every U.S. state to grow. Across the U.S., Google’s search and advertising tools provided $64 billion of economic activity in 2010. Click the map to see Googles economic impact in your state. The state-by-state advertiser, publisher,… Continue Reading
Speech: Promoting Research and Development: The Government's Role
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Conference on “New Building Blocks for Jobs and Economic Growth,” Washington, D.C., May 16, 2011 Promoting Research and Development: The Government’s Role “Innovation has not only led to new products and more-efficient production methods, but it has also induced dramatic changes in how businesses are organized and managed, highlighting… Continue Reading
Enhancements Launched to Personalize Google News
Personalize Google News to reflect your taste in publishers, via Google News forum: “…we’re happy to announce the addition of a few more features to Google News settings to make your experience using Google News even more customizable. As you may know, if you click on the gear icon in the top right of your… Continue Reading
Building a Collaborative Digital Collection, a Necessary Evolution in Libraries
Building a Collaborative Digital Collection, a Necessary Evolution in Libraries, Michelle M. Wu, Georgetown University Law Center, Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 11-47, Law Library Journal, Forthcoming “Law libraries are losing ground in the effort to preserve information in the digital age. In part, this is due declining budgets, user needs, and a caution… Continue Reading
POGO's New SEC Revolving Door Database
Via Pogo’s Nick Schwellenbach, see the “..Project On Government Oversight’s (POGO) new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revolving door database. It is based on post-government employment statements that former SEC employees are required to file 2 years after they leave the SEC if they plan on representing clients before the Commission. Right now, the database… Continue Reading
Economic Complexity Observatory – Visualization Project for Global Macroeconomic Development
“The Economic Complexity Observatory is a multidisciplinary effort between the Macro Connections group at the MIT Media Lab and the Center for International Development at Harvard University. The goal of the observatory is to develop new tools that can help visualize and make sense of large volumes of data that are relevant for macroeconomic development… Continue Reading
Pew Research Center – The Social Life of Health Information, 2011
The Social Life of Health Information, 2011 – by Susannah Fox, May 12, 2011 “The internet has changed peoples relationships with information. Our data consistently show that doctors, nurses, and other health professionals continue to be the first choice for most people with health concerns, but online resources, including advice from peers, are a significant… Continue Reading
Working Paper: Why Do Countries Build Nuclear Power Plants?
Fuhrmann, Matthew, Splitting Atoms: Why Do Countries Build Nuclear Power Plants? (May 4, 2011). “Why do countries build nuclear power plants? This article develops a series of arguments for national reliance on nuclear power relating to economic development, energy security, nuclear proliferation, the supply side, norms, and nuclear accidents. Statistical tests of these arguments using… Continue Reading
Economist Report: Banking faces massive upheaval as post-crisis reforms start to bite
Jonathan Rosenthal in the Economist: “The near collapse of the worlds banking system two-and-a-half years ago has prompted a fundamental reassessment of the industry. Perhaps the biggest casualty of the crisis has been the idea that financial markets are inherently self-correcting and best left to their own devices. After decades of deregulation in most rich… Continue Reading
Office of the Director of National Intelligence 2010 Data Mining Report
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2010 Data Mining Report For the Period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 [via FAS, May 10, 2011] “The ODNI did not engage in any activities to use or develop data mining functionality in the reporting period.” Continue Reading
